Carbon Costume

…cially to those of us who keep trying to get our original work seen by the world, but struggle against the big corporate enterprises that dominate entertainment and otherwise find the hurdles to succeed in that realm so daunting. It’s homage to pulp sci-fi, ancient aliens, B-superheroes, cons and nerd subculture. It’s a bear hug to geeks, cultural outcasts and otherwise good folks who often feel like they’re on the outside of the cool club looking…

…In The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Artie (Toby Huss) is an eccentric strongman who can move entire houses by an inch, skip stones to Neptune, and hit golf balls 300,003 yards. For he is Artie… the strongest man… in the world!…

…e of Wonderland as a whole. He’s also the younger brother of Vivaldi, that world‘s Queen of Hearts character. Blood has shaggy black hair and varied blue/green eyes depending on the artist. He wears a character-indicative black top hat with the 10/6 card stuck in it, decorated with red roses. His outfit consists of a white buttoned undershirt, a set of matching under-vest and outer jacket in white with gold detailing and cuffs, and formal white gl…

…Karl Pilkington is the Idiot Abroad. When Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send him on a tour around the world, he moans and whinges every step of the way. He’s also the inventor of the Pilko Pump Pants, which you can make by sewing a travel pillow to your bum….

…e chaos of Trolls, he is just as unwilling to leave Poppy’s side in Trolls World Tour. They are one of DreamWorks’ most adorable couples and that’s before you get to the toe-tapping music! You might not be able to seeing like JT but you can get Branch’s look! Start with a black wig then add some light blue body paint. Finish off the look with a green vest and green shorts. Xero shoes get you close to Branch’s barefoot look until you can find or ma…

…m Clover no Kuni no Alice/Alice in the Country of Clover (Wonderful Wonder World) dating game series. He is part of the Hatter Mafia, and does a lot of their bloody and dirty work, including hiding bodies. Despite this, he’s quite hyper, and very affectionate. Pierce has gradiented red and yellow hair (the wig can be color corrected and cut to length, there were no premades for him), which his mouse ears stick out of, one of which he wears an off-…

…onnections to. Izanami, along with Yuna for a brief while, was part of the Market Maker group, and is a very strong fighter, albeit using unusual techniques (a skateboard). Izanami has very pale hair with a pinkish tinge to it, vibrant blue eyes, and some of the most elaborate makeup out of all the MM members, including drawn on brows, a spiked crescent moon under their eye, and another mouth drawn to the side of their actual one. There are two ma…

…th the mafia, leading them to attack Kate Bishop, who wore the suit following the black market auction….

…business school and was destined for success. What they doesn’t know is that her son abused company funds and has a warrant for his arrest. Not even his mother, who sells fish at the local market, knows the truth. Unlike his friend, Sang-Woo will do whatever it takes to win the prize money, even if it means resorting to murder and betrayal….

…yellowed tips of his hair. Finding wigs with his specific coloring is difficult so you will have to add the darker tips in yourself. It is also hard to get a replica of Nuada’s blade. Most of the ones currently on the market run between $300 and $600. Cosplayers can substitute short blades like those pictured above or they can try their hand at making their own blade out of foam or plastic. Or, if they’re lucky, a 3-D printer!…